This memorandum outlines a strategy for EPA collaborative implementation with state, local, and Tribal partners of $43 billion in water infrastructure funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This document also highlights the flexibility provided to states and borrowers to address a variety of local water quality and public health challenges.
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U.S. EPA BIL: 2022 SRF Grants to States, Tribes, and Territories by Program
This document lists 2022 DWSRF and CWA grant amounts by state and program.
BIL Clean Water SRF Intended Use Plan Oversight Guidance
This IUP Initial Discussion Guide is meant to help EPA regions engage states on expectations and plans for implementing BIL funding programs. These questions are intended to provide an understanding of best practices and EPA recommendations and ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
BIL Drinking Water SRF Intended Use Plan Oversight Guidance
This IUP Initial Discussion Guide is meant to help EPA regions engage states on expectations and plans for implementing BIL funding programs. These questions are intended to provide an understanding of best practices and EPA recommendations and ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
U.S. EPA Letter on Use of DWSRF for Dam or Reservoir Rehab
This document includes two memoranda–both requesting and approving the request for a class exemption from the DWSRF. It also includes a policy and technical evaluation by EPA’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, detailing why states may need a DWSRF class deviation, as well as criteria, and state examples.
U.S. EPA Guidance for Developing and Maintaining a Service Line Inventory
This document provides information related to inventory requirements and planning, historical records review rule requirements, service line inspection methods, recommendations for developing the inventory, and public accessibility requirements.
U.S. EPA 2022 Clean School Bus Rebates Program Guide
This document details the eligibility criteria and requirements for EPA’s 2022 Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebates which provides subsidies for the replacement of existing school buses with clean and zero-emission (ZE) school buses as well as eligible infrastructure.
U.S. EPA Proposed Public Interest Adjustment Period Waiver for the 2022 Clean School Bus Rebate Program; 2022 DERA State Grants; and 2022 DERA Tribal and Insular Area Request for Applications
This draft for public comment seeks comments on a proposed waiver concerning the application of Buy America, Build America Act (BABAA) based on public interest adjustment period waiver for 2022 Clean School Bus Rebate Program; 2022 DERA State Grants; and 2022 DERA Tribal and Insular Area Request for Applications.
ASTSWMO Guidance for Developing a State Contaminants of Emerging Concern Program
This document provides examples, best practices, and recommendations that states may want to consider when developing a State CEC program.
EPA Legal Tools to Advance Environmental Justice: Cumulative Impacts Addendum
This Addendum builds on the discussion of cumulative impacts in EJ Legal Tools, providing further detail and analysis on the Agency’s legal authority to address cumulative impacts affecting communities with…
